Colonial background Synonyms

Definitions for Colonial


  • (adjective) tending to group with others of the same kind
  • (noun) a person who settles in a new region
  • (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

Definitions for Background


  • (noun) the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
  • (noun) the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie ) is set
  • (noun) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground